Public Boating Classes

ABC Course

PUBLIC BOATING COURSES OFFERED
                          Mansfield, OH

The America's Boating Course (ABC) meets the educational requirements for the State of Ohio.  

The America's Boating Course (ABC) will be taught by a certified instructors of the Mansfield Power Squadron.

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Saturday, June 1, 2024:

This is a one day all day course.

7:45 to 4:30. Bay Point Yacht Club 11050 E Bayshore Road, Marblehead OH. Registration: Call Dan Fortman at 419-566-0719

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Tuesdays  September 10 2024: for 8 to 10 weeks from 7-9 pm at Pioneer Career and Technology Center, 27 Ryan Road, Shelby, OH. 
Registration: Call the Adult Education Dept. at 419-347-7744.

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Wednesdays September 11:  2024 for 8 to 10 weeks from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Madison Adult Career Center,  600 Esley Lane, Mansfield, OH  
Registration: Call  MACC at  419-589-6363 Ext. 65052

Among the topics taught:

• Current Ohio boating rules and Regulations
• Boat Handling and Anchoring
• Aids to Navigation
• Marine Radio
• Basic Seamanship
• Boating Terms
• Introductory Piloting
• Chart Plotting
• Training Charts
• Basic Navigation Tools
• Introduction to Digital Charting

Member Classes

Advanced Grades

Electives

• Boat Handling (Seamanship)
• Navigation (Piloting)
• Advanced Navigation (Advanced Piloting)
• Offshore Navigation (Junior Navigation)
• Celestial Navigation (Navigation)

• Cruising and Cruise Planning
• Engine Maintenance
• Marine Communication
• Marine Electrical Systems
• Electronic Navigation
• Instructor Development
• Sail
• Weather

Class Schedule

Interested in a specific class?  Please email SEO, Cindy Fort, P 

Seminars

The USPS has added an exciting element to the types of educational classes our squadron can offer--the USPS Seminars. These seminars are available both to our membership as well as to the public. There are a variety of separate seminars, each running about 2 hours long, in addition to a mini-course. Each topic can be completed in a single session. Seminar Chair Dennis Figley, along with other members of the educational team, have been busily working on ways to develop these seminars to best fit our membership as well an additional tool for public boating education. We now have the capability to offer additional learning opportunities on a variety of boating-related subjects in a convenient learning format to provide even more approaches to promote safe boating through education.  

• Advanced Powerboat Handling
• Anchoring
• Basic Coastal Navigation
• Basic Weather and Forecasting
• Boat Handling Under Power
• Boating on Rivers, Locks and Lakes
• Crossing Borders
• Emergencies on Board
• Fuel and Boating
• How to Use a Chart
• Hurricanes and Boats
• Knots, Bends and Hitches
• Man Overboard
• Marine RADAR
• Mariner's Compass
• Mastering the Rules of the Road
• Paddle Smart
• Partner in Command
• Practical On The Water Training
• Sail Trim and Rig Tuning
• Tides and Currents
• Trailering Your Boat
• Using GPS
• Using VHF & VHF/DSC Marine Radio

Do you see a topic that interests you?

Email SEO, Cindy Fort, P  about setting up that seminar.